SANTA ANA, Calif.—Nestled within the neighborhood of French Park, dozens of members of Habitat for Humanity’s Orange County branch gathered to help build homes for two working-class families during a light drizzle on the morning of May 5.
The local arm of the nonprofit has built 237 homes in Orange County over the last 35 years, according to President and CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Monique Davis.